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Then actors should be required to attend a legitimate gun safety class

What is with that stupid background music? I think most people who watch this type of court action don’t want that silly movie music behind actual court cases.

Why is there even live ammunition on set, let alone in the gun

Alec Baldwin , depended on others for gun safety . How would he know there was a live gun. What about the other woman that threw all the other pullets and the man that sold the pullets , he had a mess on the home, so how you trust a man s home then he cleaned all the pullets. What can you do when you think others are doing their job to prevent accidents, but they do not do their job cause then there are excuses . who fault it is. Alec Baldwin, is not a murder, he would not kill a fly.

Yeah Alec Baldwin thought the gun was safe, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have to check the gun before using it and Alec Baldwin should’ve checked the gun before using period!

I dont have a dog in this fight, but the hired gun expert is obviously the criminally liable one. The amount of people thinking this is a prosecution with any merit... Idk, i listened to the prosecuting attorney and she's not making a very great case for his guilt

Another movie star getting away with facing jail. Nothing is going to happen to Alec Baldwin !

I thought the prosecution did a good job in the Gutierrez Reed trial and the outcome was just. I look forward to hearing the evidence in this trial. I do believe Kari Morrissey often has too much an adversarial and condescending tone to her remarks. It’s so off-putting.

Baldwin is not the only producer, therefore, if they are charging Baldwin because he is producer, then they need to charge all the producers.

He definitely mishandled the gun at a minimum.

The judge's repetitious use of "um" is annoying.

He wasn't reckless, he was artistic, this was his job to focus of artistic expression, and he has not endangered with that no-one. Real bullets should have never been loaded to guns on set. He hired specialist who failed. It is an armourers job.

Alec has been looking so slovenly in the last few years, but he’s actually kinda handsome again for court. He should keep this look.

Alec Baldwin was reckless on the Rust Set period!

One of the big problems with America, the litigious nature. It was a accident created by an armour that didn't do her job properly.

The entire jury will know that Alec was an exec producer on the film regardless of whether this can be included for consideration. They will find it impossible to overlook his role as producer and the culpability that goes with that given the haphazard conditions on set, staff quitting etc..As exec producer, how would Alec not know about the safety issues on set and an accident waiting to happen. There was more than one accident. The media has informed anyone that could wind up on that jury. Still this is a big win for the defense already if this supposed lack of "disclosure" can not be addressed is cross exams. It's the elephant in the room, that sticks out like, well, an elephant. Michael Mann shot the film Heat with more gun fire perhaps on any film in history, no injuries or death. Granted Heat had a higher budget than Rust, right? If a film can not be produced safely, it should never be produced. If there is minimal budget, don't do films where firearms and saftey will be a concern. They add an element that argueably prevents a so called low budget film like this western to produced in a safe manner. Unless only props that can't fire are used using CGI for flash etc.. No bullets on the set, period.

The armerour was at fault. Alec paid the person to be in charge with guns.

Are the producers paying off the judge? How can she blanketly not hold them responsible for what happens on their set? They hire and supervise the set - to the contrary, which makes you wonder about the validity of the court

I never wanted to hear that new mexico prosecutors voice again as long as I lived

Haven’t y’all ever listen to this guy, Baldwin. He believes guns should be illegal for us to have. He knows nothing about firearms how mechanical stuff works on a firearm. He doesn’t understand how bullets work in a farm. He doesn’t understand how the bullet is put together with powder and Bull down to make the bullet. He knows nothing. He knows what he learned in school or acting class or doing stuff on the job. He said that many times why he was calling out for our gun rights to be taken away from us. I don’t know if you got paid to do that and he really does believe in our second amendment. He just does not care about her second amendment or doesn’t know anything about the constitution or the bill right and he’s just an actor, a pretender, or just a faker. If you pay him, he’ll say the lines if you do not, he’s not gonna tell he’s not gonna say what you tell him to say. As far as everybody around the world knows he has told everybody he doesn’t know guns he doesn’t know the mechanics of it. And he doesn’t know how to hold guns properly. He doesn’t know how to fire guns properly and most important. He’s probably never been taught how to check a gun whether it has a live round in it or not he probably not supposed to before in fact, you’re not even supposed to point a gun at anybody in the first place unless you are going to use it. Firearm safety class 101. If he gets off or doesn’t get charged for some thing and and the other girl got charged and be pissed and a lot of other gun owners are getting to be pissed off.

The prosecution's case here is far weaker than the Hannah Gutierrez trial.

You cant put one person in prison like they did and not the other for the exact same crime. He must be found guilty or you have a problem. RIch people getting off the hook?

Hasn't the person in charge of the weapons already been convicted? So this case should have already closed.

The judge ruled correctly. The prosecutor must show that Baldwin knew of a substantial risk of harm under the circumstances KNOWN TO HIM. The state tries to avoid that burden by showing circumstances that reflect on Baldwin but show little, if anything, about his awareness of the actual level of harm his gun handling presented at the time. Baldwin's knowledge of firearm safety rules does not satisfy the state's burden because rules, though relevant, are not "circumstances."

He should take the responsibility and do the time

I never had a gun either but when working on a stunt show I never pointed weapons towards anyone even though they were supposed to be empty I never trusted it and just common sense

Huh. I wonder how much that cost him.

Is he not a producer on this film though? Why is the judge ruling against facts, against the truth? Unless money is involved, or I’m wrong, I don’t get it….

It's truly very simple ↓ safety! Safety!! SAFETY!!! In all things at all times.

Um um um… judge needs to get rid of that word. She seems extremely scattered

For those who don’t understand this- the reason why the judge ruled that his title wasn’t relevant to the case is that it’s not. Hannah was the ARMORER. So her title is directly linked to the fact that she didn’t do her job and someone died as a result. Alec’s job titles don’t call for g u n safety so it’s irrelevant. It’s like trying to say that because he’s a man he’s guilty, or because he has gray hair. If “evidence” isn’t actually evidence then it can’t come in as it would unfairly bias a jury. So they won’t even be allowed to MENTION that he had a producing role. Just as they won’t be able to mention that he’s a man with gray hair. Silly comparison but that’s the point- irrelevant is irrelevant. And you may THINK it’s relevant but it isn’t, and the fact that you do think that is why it won’t be allowed in, because a jury might make that same mistake. Unless you can find it in his job description that he was in charge of safety on set- it’s totally irrelevant to this case. In deciding this, the judge is preventing a successful appeal later on.

Why would he be found guilty?? How would he know the bullets were real? Actors and actresses think blanks

Disgusting! Prosecutors should get to show the same stuff

Why the hell did they have real bullets? Americans and their gun culture

Since he was Acting & Producing in/on this film set I don't get how you don't allow in court? Need to try him as an Actor/Producer those were his roles, he was also funding this film with his own $$, I don't understand !

If it's the actor's responsibility to ensure that the gun is "cold" on set, then what is the point of having an armorer and a director in charge of safety? The guilty parties who were responsible to check the gun before it was handed to Baldwin have been punished, why charge Baldwin for trusting the armorer and David Hall to do their jobs? IMO Baldwin should never have been charged. This was a tragic accident that could have been avoided if Hannah had not brought LIVE ammo onto the set and if she had shaken all of the bullets individually. If she had done her job correctly then Halyna would still be alive to raise her little boy.

Wow...I heard that judge say---AIec was NOT the only producer on this film, so there's that.....we all know that Alec can be a hothead but a killer he is not. Regardless if he was telling people to move it--(as directors do)... """The Armorer""" IS responsible for all weapons on a movie set!---she is responsible for checking ALL guns, etc... She KNOWS a fake round from a live round--- She IS why things went horribly wrong!!! She was hired with supposedly knowing her job---she failed and its why they are all sitting there!!!

The prosecutor in this case is so annoying.

"Alex should have checked...." thats why sets have armorers and "experts" on site for. Alex didnt load it. He paid people to secure the dangers and guard them. I dont care for AB at all, but its not his fault.

That is a huge victory for Baldwin. As Producer on set he was calling all the shots. There were countess videos of him directing and instructing the crew. Including rushing the armorer to re load his weapon after a shooting scene as she nervously complies.

Baldwin is guilty of neglecting to know whether there was live ammo in that gun.

The music in the background is annoying.

If they were going to base part of his guilt on being a producer then they should have charged all the producers. The prosecuters own gun expert armourer in the last trial stated that the actor doesn't always check the gun before, they can but its the responsibility of the armourer and first AD. It'll be a tough sell to hold Baldwin criminally responsible.

I hope and pray that this is the first and last win for Alec Baldwin…

This case is all about, prejudice. Because it’s a big movie star and how can we destroy him is what it’s about.

Baldwin is innocent

No, no, no. You can't throw out charges because the jury said not guilty on a few of them. The trial did not exist. they have to do a new trial with a new jury. You can't take stuff away with the old jury because it was a mistrial. What a bogus motion I hope they lost

This is ridiculous cuz I don't believe for one minute that he should be prosecuted for an accident. I'm not even a fan of Alec Baldwin but I don't think this is right at all. Don't get me wrong I hate that this woman died because of someone's negligence but I don't for one minute think that someone should be prosecuted and sent to prison for this type of negligence. He was trusting the one or ones in charge I'm having the gun ready for the scene.

What gets me is that most courts dont allow "character testimony of defendant" but can victim blame. Cant put forth past acts as it may "inflame the jury.' Cant say AB was a producer even tho he was and still is. Cant discuss current bad acts by defendant as it is prejudicial. Cant discuss the victim as it will inflame the jury. So sick of protecting the effing defendant before a trial begins. Let the jury hear and let the jury decide, hence, a TRIAL!!!

I see Hollywood has learned nothing from what happened to Brandon Lee! So many people were conned to that incident that the prosecutor decided not to charge anyone!

He pulled the trigger and a person was killed.

What the heck was a live round of amo even on this set? Just ridiculous!!

If you remember. Members of the original camera crew and staff. Walked off the set citing Alec Baldwins carelessness and negligence in safe practice of handling firearms.

Baldwin's attorneys are excellent. FAR better than Hannah Gutierrez had. I bet he won't get more than a slap on the wrist.

That judge got bought off! Why wasn't it prejudice saying Gutierrez was the Armourer????? Ridiculous!

He is not responsible. Yes he yelled to hurry people up, but it was up to the armory to set the record straight. She had no back bone for the job.

I don't get why he doesn't just plead quilty. Save the victim some grief.Hes an grown man playing cowboys and Indians. Oh for the o😊love of peat 😊 he needs to take responsibility for this. At least act like your remorseful. He appears selfish and self centered. Hes worried about himself. I think he should taken 1 minute and check the gun. And he didn't.they also wasn't flimming at the time and pointed at her.

Is this still a case about a workplace accident or is this man a serial killer. It comes across as a bad , witch hunt and that’s about it. A simple case about an accident. Just don’t get all this effort to nail this person to the wall.

The 2 biggest things that would help the state win include the way Alec was behaving during filming and rehearsal and that Alec was a director. The defense has important evidence and filing for testifying and arguments, which include Hannah being the one responsible for loading the gun and Halls giving Alec the gun after inspecting it and claiming it was safe.

I didn't pull the trigger! Come on dude really! They are going to pin it all on that chick doing 18 months. Anyway what about the people that walked offset because of lack of gun safety? ..

I’m surprised the Judge ruled the Producer Role would be out. Safety should be a Number One Priority! As a Producer an Actor should be obvious .. Common Sense Alec … use it …

If it was a stunt car and he went forward 100 feet and the brakes worked fine. Then he reversed back to his starting line and is told to drive 300 metres and for those who aren’t metric around 18% of a mile and yeah he’s told to go that distance in this acting scene and the. Brake hard at 300 metres. Then he does this and the brakes don’t work and he follows through much further and hits and kills a cameraman. Is he liable or should he be ? Should have he checked the brakes properly? Slightly different of course and some would say entirely different but would he be viable ? I’m guessing not.

I’m not surprised. Celebrities seem to always have the upper hand

Wow, it sounds like the judge is already in the bag for Baldwin. I wonder how much that costed Baldwin. It's crazy how the judge can rule that his role as producer isn't relevant....especially considering he has a say in who's hired....as in the armorer. If he had a role in her hiring and continue employment it makes it relevant AF when you consider the armorer might not wanted to piss her "boss" off by forcing some issues related to gun safety on set. That ruling about the videos is also appalling if he has a role in employing the crew. Who's going to argue with their boss about rushing safety stuff?

Disgusting abuse of power by the judge. I guess we all knew from the beginning that the rich and famous will never be held accountable for their crimes.

Criminal negligence (recklessness) would have been Baldwin using the gun after checking it or knowing the armorer didn't check it. Trusting the armorer and AD limits Baldwin's actions to ordinary (non-criminal) negligence. Some things in law can be remedied only through civil action.

Doesn’t matter whether he was directing etc. the MAIN issue was the armorer not knowing there were real rounds in set. Baldwin would have never thought in a million years that would have been possible.

I'm going to have a hard time being interested in this case without the production side of Alec's responsibilities

If he is not responsible then he should not have had a part in deciding what kind of armorer to hire !!! He wanted a yes person ! He didn't want a "professional" meaning someone with a backbone to hold him to account w/o fearing chastised or have to walk off set or fired !

Who hires the armorers and the set materials/props for the movies. I think trial as a producer is more valid. Alec is a producer who has authority onset. This judge might be scratchy.

A reasonable person would have checked the cylinder or at least asked how to check the cylinder.

This is going to be one to watch. Without the producer angle it’s going to be just an actor trusting the crew. There’s key info not going to be shown so it’s going to look like just an actor trusting the crew. My question would be, did he know there was live ammo on the set. Did he participate in the target shooting. I would think a smart guy would check that they didn’t mix up the ammo, if he knew they were on the set.

13:51 I listened to both arguments today about the EPA requests. There is much to wide a gap for the sides to come in agreement on this issue. To me, the prosecution had no good excuse and the judge only saw continuance as a remedy for which she demanded angrily that the Defense "just argue that if that is what you want." The Defense retort was "No, we would ask you to dismiss the charges altogether, but we know Your Honor is not wont to do that, so simply remedy by dismissing any testimony on anything relative to these requests (and there was a vast, slew of them) and there would not have to be a continuance." Unfortunately for Alec, nobody was buying that, lol. The Prosecution was 'willing for a continuance' and would take no responsibility for the delays, so yea, the judge was mad at both of them. She had no right to be mad at the Defense however, b/c the Defense has filed complaints about this all along. I had to leave and don't know if or how it was resolved after break. Anybody know?

This was a set up and why was there a 1 mill dollar insurance policy seems sketch

Where is chain of Custody established of the gun loading of the gun and access to thst gun before , during and after ? And was presure applied by overseeres to by pass safty rules ??

No more on Madeline Soto??? 🧐

She's not allowing them to say he was a producer?! She's not going to allow some of the video?! WTF is wrong with this judge??

When they’re selecting the jury will they ask the candidates if they watched the last trial??

Whoever is running the show up there needs to grow up.

I’ve spent years in criminal courts as defendant and I can see the writing on the wall from, Australia.

It’s horrible what happened but it does appear this was a very sad accident. I don’t think Baldwin is guilty

If he didn't show up, if I were a jury member, I'd read it as it doesn't matter what happened and he doesn't care. Cus showing up is the bare minimum

The prosecution won most motions, what the heck are they talking about; I just watched the entire pretrial - Baldwin will be hold accountable, you'll see- The judge was hardcore to the defense

Is he rubbing his eyes to make them puffy and get sympathy..

He is innocent. The end.

So very unfair to the victims family! He was in charge and pushed the staff to overlook safety measures! Huge fact in this case!

Terrible that the judge won't let evidence in as a Producer. He was in charge of safety as a producer, At least in my opinion. And the whole poor me look with the hunched over bewildered and glasses does NOT fool me. He yapped his mouth after the incident and doing a reality show still??? That seems really disrespectful. He shot the gun that took this poor woman's life and he should be held accountable!

Can’t believe his general gun conduct on set is not allowed in. It is relevant to the incident in the church. End of.

This case has brought me to tears many times. I have cried for the loss of a beautiful life, a young boy has no mother, a man has no wife. It’s a tragedy but Alec Baldwin is not a killer. It was a tragic workplace accident. He trusted the armorer as he knew her father was a gun expert. Alec has to live with this the rest of his life. He’s only guilty of trusting the people around him. It’s all sad. He would never hurt anyone and it’s just a tragic accident. 😢

So before you say "action" are you a producer or actor?

So it is a all or nothing on the charge ( responible ) or not !!! For the final inspection ? ?? BUT THAT ASSUMTION IS ALL DEPENDANT ON PROCEDURES BEING PROPERLY ADMIMISTERED ? AND THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN 100% VERIFY THAT IS THE MAN FIRING TNE GUN HE COULD HAVE PUT A BULLET IN IT WHEN HIDDEN IN HIS COAT WITH OUT ANY ONE KNOWING

The bullets in the video clip of him in the movie sure looked real. Are you sure they were not blank? In the video they said was excluded from evidence because it represented producer like issues but actually, it should also be looked at as an actor and where those live rounds in it at that time as well. ?

Opening statement day: BALDWIN'S ATTORNEY SPIRO IS DOING A VERY WEAK JOB!!! Another thing that is not helping is Hilaria scowling at the jury, the judge and the attorneys for both sides. These people are just doing their jobs. Baldwin himself put his head down and made endless notes while the prosecution talked, which looked dismissive and in aring, but laser focused on the jury while Spiro flopped and floundered.

Judge on ruling he can’t be tried as producer is great for Baldwin. I didn’t think she was great in Hannah’s case. Pretty terrible ruling the producer is the boss and buck does stop there. As far as redactions I agree you can’t send that to defense

"I didn't pull the Trigger"..🎉😂

Money already paid for his innocent verdict. He paid some friends in the justice ( no justice) system. He was producing this and is trialed as an actor? This is a sham

if its about him as an actor then its not guilty - the gun should have been safe to use. thats not the actors fault. As a producer i see him more liable for not keeping people safe

So how are those two decisions a win?

I felt like the jury should know he was also producer. Don’t agree with the judge on this.